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Restaurants and Food Service

Operating a restaurant or food service business can be energy-intensive. Restaurants, cafes and institutional kitchens can realize significant energy savings by upgrading to high-efficiency equipment for heating and cooling, lighting, cooking, and refrigeration.

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Heating, Ventilation, and Air-Conditioning (HVAC)

  • Food service businesses can reduce energy costs by upgrading to energy efficient heating and cooling systems, or by adding controls to existing systems. Efficiency Maine offers incentives for:

    HVAC Solutions

    • Ductless Heat Pumps
    • Variable Refrigerant Flow (VRF) Systems
    • Heat Pump Rooftop Units (RTUs)
    • Energy Recovery Ventilators (ERVs)
    • And more

    Click here to learn more. 

Lighting

  • In many restaurants, lights are on for 16-20 hours a day. Upgrading to high-efficiency lighting across your facility can reduce energy costs and enhance the customer and employee experience. Efficiency Maine offers incentives for interior and exterior high-efficiency lighting solutions including:

    Lighting Solutions

    • LED Retrofit Kits
    • New LED Fixtures
    • Exterior Lighting
    • And more

    Click here to learn more.

Refrigeration 

  • Refrigerators and freezers are an important part of every commercial kitchen. Efficiency Maine provides incentives for refrigeration controls and the purchase of new energy-efficient equipment and retrofits for existing equipment.

    Refrigeration Solutions

    • Scroll Compressors
    • High-Efficiency Evaporator Fan Motors
    • Strip Curtain for Cooler or Freezer
    • Door Heater Controls for Cooler or Freezer
    • Evaporator Fan Motor Controls
    • Floating Head Pressure Controls
    • And more

    Click here to learn more. 

    Water Heating

    • Businesses can reduce water heating costs by upgrading to high-efficiency water heating systems and choosing a system that meets each restaurant’s needs.
      Click here to learn more. 

    Get Started

    When you're ready to update your building or facility with high-efficiency upgrades, work with an Efficiency Maine Qualified Partner in order to be eligible for these incentives.

    Click here to find a Qualified Partner working near you. If you work with a contractor that is not yet a Qualified Partner, urge your contractor to find out more information here. As part of the project approval process, you will accept the C&I Prescriptive Program’s Terms and Conditions. If you’re interested in becoming a Qualified Partner, click here to see our Become A Qualified Partner page.

    If you’re interested in getting started with an energy efficiency project in your business but don’t know where to start, you can sign-up for a business customer consultation here.